DisturbedOnes wrote:Hi! First timers here and we will definitely try to come and meet you there. That is, if we can find our way on the boat...

It'll be in the back of the ship, on Deck 13. I don't think all of the elevators go up there, just the ones on the port side, so if you have to, go up to 12 and then take the stairs up, or walk to the very back on 12 and walk up from there. We'll be near the basketball court and the Flow-rider.

Bumping this up since we're getting close to final approach and people will be beginning their journeys sooooooon. As Gandalf says in The Return of the King, "The board is set; the pieces are moving...."

Dappy Duck wrote:I have not participated much in the forums, but spent hours reading them ...Thank you for making newbies feel so welcome! I'll be there and at Riptides.

Welcome abroad!

We might end up at the Riptide on the 31st, depending on whether we can realistically make it to the "big" beach party by 4pm, when the group photo is taken. If not, we may well go to Riptide for the more laid-back party.

cegr80 wrote:Ok, so who is attending the beach party in South Beach AND is also planning to show up in the Forum meet & greet?

I'm hoping to be at the party at the Clevelander...it will depend on when we get into town, whether we can make it in time for the group photo, and traffic between our hotel and SoBe. Backup plan is to go to the low-key party at the Riptide. And ov corpse I'll be at the Forum meet'n'greet. I'll be the fat guy with long, but thinning hair.

As for the elevators to get to the meet'n'greet, it's the aft elevators. The back of the ship. The end that isn't pointy. The "ass-end."

Not all the back elevators go to Deck 13. If you get in one and there's no button for 13, just go to 12 and take the stairs up. Or go to the other side of the ship to those elevators and press the "up" button. OR...walk to the very back on Deck 12 and go up the stairs; it's a nicer view.

Didn't make it to any of the pre-cruise festivities due partly to my social anxieties kicking in and partly due to needing to be sitting by my phone and laptop wheeling and dealing (selling one house and buying another back home)!

But that is all over now, and I'm much less stressed, and I'm ready to party :)

Here's a link to the group photo from the 3:30 gathering. Tag yourselves. Next year we'll REALLY set a firm time. (We were joking that Daenerys was busy taking over the Seven Kingdoms band members or something. )

But at least this year I got to say hi to many members. I was particularly happy to finally meet Razor and we got to talk after many concerts. Great dude. I also talked to or said hi at some point to Downvod, pellaz, Phoenix, slayergeek, everyone in the picture I posted before... great people everyone.

Btw in the facebook picture I only recognize pellaz, the statsman and Phoneix. It would be great to have a "from left to right...".

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But at least this year I got to say hi to many members. I was particularly happy to finally meet Razon and we go to talk after many concerts. Great dude. I also talked to or said hi at some point to Downvod, pellaz, Phoenix, slayergeek, everyone in the picture I posted before... great people everyone.

Btw in the facebook picture I only recognize pellaz, the statsman and Phoneix. It would be great to have a "from left to right...".

I can help with that for most people - from left to right, Pellaz, Sgt B, Statsman, Phoenix, Shadow Son, Godflesh (says so on the shirt ) cegr800, I think that's taketheday in the front there, and then the people on the end showed up right before the photo and I cannot remember their usernames.

But at least this year I got to say hi to many members. I was particularly happy to finally meet Razon and we go to talk after many concerts. Great dude. I also talked to or said hi at some point to Downvod, pellaz, Phoenix, slayergeek, everyone in the picture I posted before... great people everyone.

Btw in the facebook picture I only recognize pellaz, the statsman and Phoneix. It would be great to have a "from left to right...".

I can help with that for most people - from left to right, Pellaz, Sgt B, Statsman, Phoenix, Shadow Son, Godflesh (says so on the shirt ) cegr800, I think that's taketheday in the front there, and then the people on the end showed up right before the photo and I cannot remember their usernames.

It worked well cause it helped me get recognized later by other Salt Lakers on the boat, for example, Gratch (on the forum). And last year met another Salt Laker on the boat cause she was wearing leather with Salt Lake Metal on it.

I always wear a 70K t-shirt in travels inbound and outbound, it helps others identify, head nod, horns up, etc. As opposed to guessing if that person wearing black, leather and metal t-shirt is really a 70Ker or a cool biker. Even people I wasn't sure wearing black on arrival and departure usually turned out to be 70Kers, BUT NOT ALL OF THEM, haha!

Wishlist 2019: Ranked in order of
1. Sheetz-my-panties and line up on the center rail for both sets if announced.Hanzel_und_Gretyl-/-Heilung-/-Rotting_Christ2. Never seen them live either.Vermilia-/-Grai-/-Inquisition-/-Fleshgod_Apocalypse-/-Gojira-/-Jinjer-/-Burning_Witches-/-Unleash_the_Archers-/-VUUR-/-The_Heard-/-Tengger_Cavalry-/-Visigoth-/-Lovebites3. Seen them before and would love to see them on das boat.Myrkur-/-Babymetal-/-Oceans_of_Slumber-/-Behemoth-/-Vader-/-Napalm_Death-/-The_Iron_MaidensSurvivor - 2015, 16, 17, 18

cegr80 wrote:Since Pellaz is too lazy to post the image directly here, I'll do it

Nahh, I hadn't had the time to upload it to my website for hosting.

NEXT year we'll set a definite time. Since we're never sure exactly when muster drill will take place, I'm thinking 3:15 or 3:30 might be good, since muster never takes place before 4....but it can be delayed, like it was this year.

cegr80 wrote:Since Pellaz is too lazy to post the image directly here, I'll do it

Nahh, I hadn't had the time to upload it to my website for hosting.

NEXT year we'll set a definite time. Since we're never sure exactly when muster drill will take place, I'm thinking 3:15 or 3:30 might be good, since muster never takes place before 4....but it can be delayed, like it was this year.

My demonic connections tell me that there’s a special place in Hell for 70K survivors: it’s 15mn of metal under a hot sun, followed by four days of muster drill

cowboy71 wrote:The problem with having the meet where we do.... NO ALCOHOL!!

Next year if we have it in the same place, must remember to bring buckets of beers

Or we could ask Royal to please open that Wipeout Bar that's right next to the meet-point. It's one of the "bars that NEVER close."

Razor Ramon wrote:Tribute to Justin Shearer was also at 3:30 at the pub, much more important. I actually forgot about the forum meet until Bodomdragon spotted me and we went up to the basketball court.

If I'd known about that beforehand, I'd have picked a different time.

There are just not enough times available after boarding and before muster. (Some folks don't even get onbroad much before 2:30.) After muster you run into that pesky "first bands are about to start" issue. Who do they think they are, playing some sort of show or concert when we're trying to have a nice, relaxing gathering?

Monmisreal wrote:We saved a bunch of the stickers for next year though! The guy that makes them always gets a kick out of it.

Hooray!

Ethrivas wrote:Fuck me sideways!!

Ummmmm. Forgot to show up, being a rookie; was too excited to discover the ship, the venues etc.

Soooo sorry :(

You are officially forgiven.

Hell, it's a big ship...and even bigger if it's someone's first time on any cruise ship. I remember being totally awed my first time on the Majesty (pre-70K, by just three months), and that's a relatively small ship.